Socialists jostled during the May 1 demonstration in Paris – Liberation

« These disruptors are the enemies of the workers and the left ». The president of the Socialist Party in the National Assembly, Boris Vallaud, announced this Thursday, May 1, seize the public prosecutor for acts occurring during the traditional May 1 parade in the capital. In a video posted by the socialist spokesperson Chloé Ridel on X, we see a group of demonstrators, dressed in black and some hooded, attacking other participants in the Parisian demonstration.

The MEP reports that members of the Socialist Party, who held « A festive fixed point on the boulevard de l’Hôpital »in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, were « Insulted then attacked by Black Blocks ». She claims that these vehement demonstrators « Rorn (their) flags and (their) banners, kicked, punches, launched firecrackers. A comrade was dragged and lynched on the ground, another elected official was injured. ” Elected slopes are clearly visible on the images.

On Another video Posted on the social network, we see the socialist deputy Jérôme Guedj being heckled and then exfiltrated by the police. Of the « Serious and unacceptable violence », Judged Boris Vallaud in a tweet. « Take up flags, hit, hurt, destroy a political stand: these acts insult the social struggle and the values ​​that we celebrate today »also said, On the same social networkPierre Jouvet, the secretary general of the PS.

According to an AFP journalist, demonstrators dressed in black, some holders of antifa flags, strongly challenged and jostled elected officials and PS activists who had a stand on the journey of the demonstration. « Everyone hates the PS », chanted these demonstrators hostile to the socialist presence in a tense atmosphere. Asked about LCI to find out if the socialists were not welcome in the procession, the secretary general of the CGT, Sophie Binet replied that « It is violence that are not welcome in these processions. »

Elements that corroborate those of the police headquarters, transmitted to Release. « A little before 3 pm, boulevard de l’Hôpital, following the taking of elected officials near the premises of a political party, the police intervened to put an end to the incident and restore calm », wrote the prefecture.

Other incidents have occurred during the various events taking place everywhere in France. In the Rhône, where 6,500 people paraded according to the prefecture, degradations were noted, in particular tags and projectile jets on the police with three light wounded. Three arrests took place. Hose also occurred between demonstrators and police in the center of Nantes, during the demonstration which brought together 5,000 people, said the prefecture, adding that there had been fifteen arrests.

In all, more than 300,000 people demonstrated in France on the occasion of May 1, of which 100,000 in Paris announced the CGT to AFP, while the figure of the authorities was not immediately available. « This day of event is a great success, we have identified 270 events throughout France », said on LCI the number 1 of the union, Sophie Binet.